When it comes to Florida A&M University’s fire safety, the university has proven to be on top of it’s game. Once a year the Tallahassee fire inspector comes to FAMU to inspect each building to insure it meets fire safety standards. If one of the buildings is not up to […]

Enthusiastic volunteers and supporters celebrated the official opening of the Tallahassee Barack Obama college headquarters Monday. In the spirit of the joyous mood of the gathering, some supporters even joked their grassroots efforts reflected those of the candidate they have come to support.   “Of course Barack Obama was a community […]

The Epilepsy Association of the Big Bend will hold their first walk-a-thon, “Walking for Awareness” on Saturday, despite budget cuts. The event, held at St. Marks Trail, south of Capital Circle, will raise money for those with the serious medical condition. According to the organization, epilepsy causes uncontrollable seizures that […]

People not only have to worry about choosing a presidential candidate on Nov. 4, but they must pay close attention to the proposed amendments on the Florida ballot. There will be six new amendments on Florida’s ballot, according to Miamiherald.com. But many people may not be aware of how the […]

Once again it seems that another wildfire has reared its ugly head in the third largest U.S. state. On Sunday morning, nearly 750 acres of forest was burned to the ground near Los Angeles. According to national reports, nearly 400 firefighters were on the scene trying to get the blaze […]

If my grown, college-educated self were to leak anything resembling a curse within my mother’s hearing range, there would be consequences. The omitted word or an acceptable replacement for the word, still represents the same degradation as the curse word it replaces. For some reason, people believe that removing profanity […]

Bill Clinton said: oral sex is not sex. But it is, and teens and young adults are getting the message. In the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), 92 percent of teenagers performed oral sex within three years of losing their virginity. Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, hepatitis and HIV are […]

With the continued celebration of Thursday’s victory against the Winston Salem State University Rams, the Florida A&M University Rattlers have much more to worry about going into Saturday’s game against Southern University. Eddie Battle, quarterback, insisted the 23-0 victory was a collective team effort. “It was an excellent feeling scoring […]

Florida A&M University athletes have practices to attend, games to play, but most importantly classes to go to. Along with intense athletic schedules, some still manage to have grade point averages of 3.0 or higher. Stanley Stuber, 21, a senior graphic design student from Tampa, who is on the men’s […]

Tallahassee City Commissioner Andrew Gillum, is spearheading the second annual Digital Harmony Pilot Program, where 230 free computers were distributed to sixth graders at R. Frank Nims Middle School. The program was established to close the digital divide between students of high and low economic backgrounds, and ensure that the […]